Archean crustal evolution of the Aldan Shield, Siberia: Geochemical and isotopic constraints

Precambrian Research

Volumn 91, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 333-363

  Jahn, B M ^a   Gruau, G ^a   Capdevila, R ^a   Cornichet, J ^a   Nemchin, A ^b   Pidgeon, R ^b   Rudnik, V A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aldan shield; Archean crustal evolution; Granulite; Komatiite; REE patterns; Sm Nd dating; TTG Tonalite Trondhjemite ; Zircon U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; RADIOMETER;

EID: 0032585046     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(98)00057-6     Document Type: Article

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